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Increasing ecological heterogeneity can constrain biopesticide resistance evolution by Mangan, Rosie, Bussière, Luc F., Polanczyk, Ricardo Antônio, Tinsley, Matthew C.

“…Environmentally sustainable insect pest control products, such as microbial biopesticides, are increasingly replacing chemical pesticides for crop…”
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Pre-natal exposure to glucocorticoids causes changes in developmental circadian clock gene expression and post-natal behaviour in the Japanese quail by Harvey-Carroll, Jessica, Stevenson, Tyler J., Bussière, Luc F., Spencer, Karen A.

“…The embryonic environment is critical in shaping developmental trajectories and consequently post-natal phenotypes. Exposure to elevated stress hormones during…”
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The timings of host diapause and epidemic progression mediate host genetic diversity and future epidemic size in Daphnia- parasite populations by Auld, Stuart K J R, Brand, June, Bussière, Luc F

“…Epidemics commonly exert parasite-mediated selection and cause declines in host population genetic diversity. This can lead to evolution of resistance in the…”
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Survival costs of reproduction are mediated by parasite infection in wild Soay sheep by Leivesley, Jessica A., Bussière, Luc F., Pemberton, Josephine M., Pilkington, Jill G., Wilson, Kenneth, Hayward, Adam D., Gaillard, Jean‐Michel

“…A trade‐off between current and future fitness potentially explains variation in life‐history strategies. A proposed mechanism behind this is parasite‐mediated…”
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resevol: An R package for spatially explicit models of pesticide resistance given evolving pest genomes by Duthie, A Bradley, Mangan, Rosie, McKeon, C Rose, Tinsley, Matthew C, Bussière, Luc F

“…The evolution of pesticide resistance is a widespread problem with potentially severe consequences for global food security. We introduce the resevol R…”
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Sexual selection on multiple female ornaments in dance flies by Murray, Rosalind L., Wheeler, Jill, Gwynne, Darryl T., Bussière, Luc F.

“…Sex-specific ornaments typically occur in males, but they can also develop in females. While there are several models concerning the evolution of male-specific…”
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Senescence of the cellular immune response in Drosophila melanogaster by Mackenzie, Danielle K., Bussière, Luc F., Tinsley, Matthew C.

“…Immune system effectiveness generally declines as animals age, compromising disease resistance. In Drosophila, expression of a variety of immune-related genes…”
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Competition for access to mates predicts female-specific ornamentation and male investment in relative testis size by Murray, Rosalind L., Herridge, Elizabeth J., Ness, Rob W., Wiberg, R. Axel W., Bussière, Luc F.

“…Sexually selected ornaments are highly variable and the factors that drive variation in ornament expression are not always clear. Rare instances of…”
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Mating opportunities and energetic constraints drive variation in age-dependent sexual signalling by Houslay, Thomas M., Houslay, Kirsty F., Rapkin, James, Hunt, John, Bussière, Luc F.

“…Summary When males repeatedly produce energetically expensive sexual signals, trade‐offs between current and future investment can cause plasticity in…”
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The role of functional constraints in nonrandom mating patterns for a dance fly with female ornaments by Murray, Rosalind L., Gwynne, Darryl T., Bussière, Luc F.

“…Most hypotheses to explain nonrandom mating patterns invoke mate choice, particularly in species that display elaborate ornaments. However, conflicting…”
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Sexual Selection for Male Mobility in a Giant Insect with Female‐Biased Size Dimorphism by Kelly, Clint D., Bussière, Luc F., Gwynne, Darryl T.

“…Female‐biased size dimorphism, in which females are larger than males, is prevalent in many animals. Several hypotheses have been developed to explain this…”
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Enduring consequences of early experiences: 40 year effects on survival and success among African elephants (Loxodonta africana) by Lee, Phyllis C., Bussière, Luc F., Webber, C. Elizabeth, Poole, Joyce H., Moss, Cynthia J.

“…Growth from conception to reproductive onset in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) provides insights into phenotypic plasticity, individual adaptive…”
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What is genetic quality? by Hunt, John, Bussière, Luc F., Jennions, Michael D., Brooks, Robert

“…Mate choice is favored by indirect selection if choosy females mate with males of high genetic quality. We believe, however, that testing hypotheses about…”
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Growth, development, and life‐history strategies in an unpredictable environment: case study of a rare hoverfly Blera fallax (Diptera, Syrphidae) by ROTHERAY, ELLEN L, GOULSON, DAVE, BUSSIÈRE, LUC F

“…1. Development in organisms can vary in response to fluctuating environments. In holometabolous insects, variation in adult phenotypic traits is strongly…”
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Comparative evidence supports a role for reproductive allocation in the evolution of female ornament diversity by Hunter, Frederick D.L., Bussière, Luc F.

“…1. Sexually selected ornaments are highly variable, even among closely related species, and the ultimate causes of variation in ornament evolution are unclear,…”
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The impact of uncertainty on cooperation intent in a conservation conflict by Pollard, Chris R. J., Redpath, Steve, Bussière, Luc F., Keane, Aidan, Thompson, Des B. A., Young, Juliette C., Bunnefeld, Nils, Lee, Tien Ming

“…Stakeholder cooperation can be vital in managing conservation conflicts. Laboratory experiments show cooperation is less likely in the presence of uncertainty…”
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Growth rate mediates hidden developmental plasticity of female yellow dung fly reproductive morphology in response to environmental stressors by Walters, Richard J., Berger, David, Blanckenhorn, Wolf U., Bussière, Luc F., Rohner, Patrick T., Jochmann, Ralf, Thüler, Karin, Schäfer, Martin A.

“…Understanding how environmental variation influences even cryptic traits is important to clarify the roles of selection and developmental constraints in past…”
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Are sex ratio distorting endosymbionts responsible for mating system variation among dance flies (Diptera: Empidinae)? by Murray, Rosalind L, Herridge, Elizabeth J, Ness, Rob W, Bussière, Luc F

“…Maternally inherited bacterial endosymbionts are common in many arthropod species. Some endosymbionts cause female-biased sex ratio distortion in their hosts…”
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Can diet niche partitioning enhance sexual dimorphism? by Bauld, Joshua T., Abernethy, Katharine A., Newton, Jason, Lehmann, David, Jones, Isabel L., Bussière, Luc F.

“…Classic evolutionary theory suggests that sexual dimorphism evolves primarily via sexual and fecundity selection. However, theory and evidence are beginning to…”
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Competitive PCR reveals the complexity of postcopulatory sexual selection in Teleogryllus commodus by HALL, MATTHEW D., BUSSIÈRE, LUC F., DEMONT, MARCO, WARD, PAUL I., BROOKS, ROBERT C.

“…The outcome of mate choice depends on complex interactions between males and females both before and after copulation. Although the competition between males…”
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